VIGIL TO APPEAL FOR END OF DEATH PENALTY IN UTAH
Death penalty opponents will gather in Utah January 20th to mark the 30th anniversary of the execution of Gary Gilmore.

VIGIL TO APPEAL FOR END OF DEATH PENALTY IN UTAH

/24-7PressRelease/ - OGDEN, UT, December 31, 2006 - Death penalty opponents will gather in Utah January 20th to mark the 30th anniversary of the execution of Gary Gilmore. Gilmore was the first person executed in the United States after reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976.

"Help us end the death penalty," said Lydia Kalish, Utah State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator, Amnesty International. "Participants at the vigil will remember the families of victims of violence, those who have been executed in Utah and their families."

Rick Halperin will call for an end to the death penalty in Utah during his speech. Halperin is chair of the Amnesty International board of directors.

The vigil will start at 2 PM at the Utah State Prison at Draper. The prison is located about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City alongside Interstate 15.

CONTACT:
Lydia Kalish
(801) 393-4467
email: pokey.gal@hotmail.com
http://www.amnestyutah.org/

Press Release Contact Information:

Lydia Kalish
Amnesty International
Utah Death Penalty Abolition Co.
Ogden, UT
United States 84404
Voice: 801-393-4467